Floor waxer and polisher



A. S. BOYLE.

FLOOR WAXER AND POLISHER.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED S. BOYLE, OI CINCINNATI, OEFO.

FLOOR waxna AND rorlrsnna.

To all whom it may concern:

Belt known that I, ALFRED -S. Bonn, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and

' a resident of Cincinnati, in the county-of surface being polished sothat" the operator need only supply the necessary force for propellingthe device overthe floor. 9

Another object of my invention is to pro- I vide simple meansformounting the waxing r so tensioned that it can be arched sufiicientlyand polishing material on the base.

These and other objects are obtained in the polishing block describedinthe following specification and illustrated in' the accompanyingdrawings, in which Fig. 1, is a perspective view of a block embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2, is an enlarged detail perspective view of a block embodying myinvention.

Fig. 3, is a detailed longitudinal sectional View of a block andpolishing material.

The waxing and polishing block embodying my invention comprises aweighted base adapted to support a waxing or polishing material, aspring adapted to clamp the opposite ends of the material, and adaptedto be moved over a surface by means of a rod or pole serving asa'handle.

The block A is made preferably of heavy metal and has a depression aupon its back or upper surface a. A rectangular arched spring frame Bfits in this depression. The spring is longer than the depression and isto permit its ends 6 and b to be inserted between the ends a, a of thedepression, and when released therein, it will firmly seat the ends I)and 12' against the ends a and a at their junction with the bottom ofthe depression. The polishin or waxing material C, which consists preerably of layers of cloth, is applied on the face orunder surface a ofthe block and is held. in position by having its ends a and 0' extendupward over the ends of the block and then over the up- .er edge a. Itis then turned down into the depression and is boundet the junction ofthe arch, againstthe end walls of, the despecification of LettersPatent. Patented F b. 14, 1922 Application filed March 1 192 0. SerialNo. 362,443.

ends a a with the bottom of the depression by the ends 6 and b of thespring. On the longitudinal sides of the block are formed lugs a and ahaving transverse apertures a adapted to accommodate a handle D. HandleD has metal prongs d adapted to be sprung apart in order to attach thehandle to the block. Lugs d formed on the prongs are adapted to beseated in the apertures a in lugs a and a.

The polishing material is fitted about the face of the block andextended over the transverse ends thereof and fastened by means of thearched spring. The waxing compound is inserted between two of the layersof material and' then the block is moved over the area to be waxed,means of the handle aflixed thereto. The weight of the block will I besufficient, together with the friction developed the manipulation of theblock, to feed the wax through the material and to apply it to the areato be treated. The spring is lifted and the ma terial containing the waxis replaced by clean material after this process and the block is againmanipulated over the waxed area, the treated area thereby beingpolished. Wax applied in this manner gives an even surface and a highpolish and as a result of the evenness of the application, the finish isfound to be more endurable and therefore more economical. i

The arched spring will have itscenter of tension at or near the centerof the arch, so that when the spring is seated in the depression, allthe force of the strain placed upon it will be directed toward the pointof junction of the bottom and transverse ends of the depression, therebyholding the material very securely.

What I claim is In a floorwaxer and polisher, the combinationyof a heavyrectan lar metallic block, having its face flat, an in its back arectangular depression, and an arched rectangular wire frame, of a.width'substantially the width of the depression, and adapted to besprung into, and to have its ends held, by

pression. p I

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 10 day ofFebruary,

- ALFRED s. BOYLE.

